EP0605116A3 - Depolariser for optical components in optical transmission system. - Google Patents

Depolariser for optical components in optical transmission system. Download PDF

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EP0605116A3
EP0605116A3 EP93309761A EP93309761A EP0605116A3 EP 0605116 A3 EP0605116 A3 EP 0605116A3 EP 93309761 A EP93309761 A EP 93309761A EP 93309761 A EP93309761 A EP 93309761A EP 0605116 A3 EP0605116 A3 EP 0605116A3
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depolariser
transmission system
optical transmission
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Bruce Mitchell Nyman
Gregory Michael Wolter
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AT&T Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01M—TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G01M11/00—Testing of optical apparatus; Testing structures by optical methods not otherwise provided for
    • G01M11/30—Testing of optical devices, constituted by fibre optics or optical waveguides
    • G01M11/33—Testing of optical devices, constituted by fibre optics or optical waveguides with a light emitter being disposed at one fibre or waveguide end-face, and a light receiver at the other end-face
    • G01M11/337—Testing of optical devices, constituted by fibre optics or optical waveguides with a light emitter being disposed at one fibre or waveguide end-face, and a light receiver at the other end-face by measuring polarization dependent loss [PDL]
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01M—TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G01M11/00—Testing of optical apparatus; Testing structures by optical methods not otherwise provided for
    • G01M11/30—Testing of optical devices, constituted by fibre optics or optical waveguides
    • G01M11/33—Testing of optical devices, constituted by fibre optics or optical waveguides with a light emitter being disposed at one fibre or waveguide end-face, and a light receiver at the other end-face
    • G01M11/333—Testing of optical devices, constituted by fibre optics or optical waveguides with a light emitter being disposed at one fibre or waveguide end-face, and a light receiver at the other end-face using modulated input signals
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04B—TRANSMISSION
    • H04B10/00—Transmission systems employing electromagnetic waves other than radio-waves, e.g. infrared, visible or ultraviolet light, or employing corpuscular radiation, e.g. quantum communication
    • H04B10/25—Arrangements specific to fibre transmission
    • H04B10/2507—Arrangements specific to fibre transmission for the reduction or elimination of distortion or dispersion
    • H04B10/2572—Arrangements specific to fibre transmission for the reduction or elimination of distortion or dispersion due to forms of polarisation-dependent distortion other than PMD
EP93309761A 1992-12-31 1993-12-06 Depolarizer for optical components in optical transmission system Expired - Lifetime EP0605116B1 (en)

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US07/999,080 US5337375A (en) 1992-12-31 1992-12-31 Depolarizer using unpumped, doped optical fiber and method using same
US999080 1992-12-31

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EP0605116A2 EP0605116A2 (en) 1994-07-06
EP0605116A3 true EP0605116A3 (en) 1995-02-01
EP0605116B1 EP0605116B1 (en) 1997-04-09

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EP (1) EP0605116B1 (en)
JP (1) JP2719494B2 (en)
DE (1) DE69309637T2 (en)

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